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Manifestation is the idea that you can turn your thoughts and hopes into reality through things like positive self-talk and visualization. It’s been a buzzword in the wellness world for a few years now, but if you haven’t tried it out yet or are still a little skeptical, well, that’s fair. There’s a decent amount of psuedoscience floating around the manifestation movement, and the idea of positive-thinking yourself into a promotion or a better relationship doesn’t stick for all of us.
With that said, some of the principles involved in manifestation really are legit, with scientific evidence to back them up. For example, psychologists have found that self-fulfilling prophecies — when believing that something is true leads you to act in a way that makes it become true— are real psychological phenomena, and many elite athletes use visualization to prepare for competitions. And if nothing else, manifestation encourages us to believe in ourselves and our dreams, which is something we can always get behind.
Manifestation is all about the power of words and images, so if you’re interested in trying manifestation for yourself, books and journals are a good place to start. And no, we’re not just talking about The Secret or The Law of Attraction, the bestsellers that introduced manifestation to a mainstream audience back in 2006. You could fill a library with all the manifestation books that have come out since then, so we’ve picked a few that do a great job of introducing you to manifestation and helping you implement it into your own life through gentle guidance, helpful prompts, and lots of positive self-talk (and not the toxic positivity kind). Check out our picks ahead.
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